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AN ORDINANCE '
DETERMINING FINDINGS BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE LOCALITY,
TO -WIT, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
AND BODY POLITIC OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, RELATIVE TO A
COMMUNITY RENEWAL PROGRAM FOR THE CITY, BY APPLICATION,
A TRUE COPY OF WHICH, MARKED EXHIBIT "A ", IS ANNEXED
HERETO AND BY THIS REFERENCE INCORPORATED HEREIN FOR
ALL PURPOSES, FOR CONTRACT AND GRANT THEREFOR WITH THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THROUGH THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, RENEWAL
ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION 103(D) OF THE HOUSING ACT OF 1949, AS AMENDED,
AND RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER; AUTHORIZING AND
DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN, EXECUTE, AND TRANS-
MIT SAID APPLICATION FOR AND IN BEHALF OF THE CITY; AND
+ DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, IT IS THE FINDING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL SHORTAGE OF HABITABLE
HOUSING, AT ALL SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC LEVELS, WITHIN THE CITY; AND
WHEREAS, IT IS THE FINDING OF THE SAID CITY COUNCIL THAT THERE
ARE NUMEROUS BLIGHTED AND DETERIORATED BUILDINGS, NEIGHBORHOODS AND AREAS
WITHIN THE CITY; AND
WHEREAS, IT IS THE FINDING OF THE SAID CITY COUNCIL, THROUGH ITS
CODE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM, AND PURELY LOCAL DILIGENT EFFORTS, THAT ALTHOUGH
SOME PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN AMELIORATING THE SAID HOUSING SHORTAGE AND
DILAPIDATION, CRITICAL HOUSING AND PUBLIC SERVICE PROBLEMS SUBSIST WITHIN
THE CITY, GREATLY AGGRAVATED BY THE DAMAGE WROUGHT IN HURRICANE CELIA, AND
ITS CONSEQUENCES, IN 1970; AND
WHEREAS, IT 15 THE FINDING OF THE SAID CITY COUNCIL THAT THERE IS
NO URBAN RENEWAL PROGRAM OPERATIVE OR AUTHORIZED IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI;
AND
WHEREAS, IT IS THE FINDING OF THE SAID CITY COUNCIL THAT THE
COMMUNITY RENEWAL PROGRAM OFFERED TO CITIES UNDER SECTION 103(D) OF THE
HOUSING ACT OF 1949, AS AMENDED, THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER, AND
BY CONTRACT AND GRANT MADE PURSUANT THERETO, SHALL AFFORD VERY SIGNIFICANT
IMPROVEMENT IN THE CITY'S HOUSING AND RELATED PROBLEMS, AND WOULD SUBSTANTIALLY
SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND ADVANCE THE PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH, AND WELFARE;
AND
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WHEREAS, IT IS THE FINDING OF THE SAID CITY COUNCIL THAT THE
GENERALIZED APPLICATION, INCLUDING THE HUD -6400 (5 -69) APPLICATION FOR
COMMUNITY RENEWAL PROGRAM GRANT, AND ALL PAGES, PAPERS, AND CHARTS
ATTACHED THERETO, TRANSMITTED TO THE CITY MANAGER BY EARL GOETSCH, CITY
PLANNING DEPARTMENT, BY MEMO OF JANUARY 20, 1971, HERETOFORE CAPTIONED
AS EXHIBIT "A", A TRUE COPY OF WHICH IS ANNEXED HERETO, BY THIS REFERENCE
INCORPORATED HEREIN FOR ALL PURPOSES, AND MADE A PART HEREOF, AS THOUGH
FULLY SET FORTH IN THIS ORDINANCE, AND AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS THERETO,
CONSTITUTE A VALID, PROPER, APPROPRIATE APPLICATION FOR THE PURPOSES
HEREOF, AND IS IN GOOD ORDER; AND
WHEREAS, IT 15 THE FINDING OF THE SAID CITY COUNCIL THAT SAID
APPLICATION, UPON APPROVAL AND IMPLEMENTATION, WOULD AFFORD VERY SIGNIFI-
CANT IMPROVEMENT IN THE CITY'S HOUSING AND RELATED PROBLEMS, AND WOULD
SUBSTANTIALLY SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND ADVANCE THE PUBLIC SAFETY,
HEALTH, AND WELFARE; AND
WHEREAS, IT IS THE FINDING OF THE SAID CITY COUNCIL THAT THE
CITY MANAGER SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO SIGN, EXECUTE
AND TRANSMIT SAID APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT FOR ITS ACTION AND APPROVAL:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS,
IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO SIGN, EXECUTE AND TRANSMIT TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR AND IN BEHALF OF THE CITY,
THE GENERALIZED APPLICATION, INCLUDING THE HUD -6400 (5 -69) APPLICATION
FOR COMMUNITY RENEWAL PROGRAM GRANT, AND ALL PAGES, PAPERS, AND CHARTS
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ATTACHED THERETO, TRANSMITTED TO THE CITY MANAGER BY EARL GOETSCH, CITY
PLANNING DEPARTMENT, BY MEMORANDUM OF JANUARY 20, 1971, HERETOFORE CAP-
TIONED AS EXHIBIT "A", A TRUE COPY OF WHICH IS ANNEXED HERETO, BY THIS
REFERENCE INCORPORATED HEREIN FOR ALL PURPOSES AND MADE A PART HEREOF, AS
THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH IN THIS ORDINANCE, AND AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS
PURSUANT THERETO, IF ANY, AND ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS REQUIRED IN SUPPORT
OF SAID APPLICATION, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 103(D) OF THE HOUSING
ACT OF 1949, AS AMENDED, AND RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER.
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SECTION Z. THE NECESSITY TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
THE AFORESAID APPLICATION IN ORDER TO COMMENCE THIS PROGRAM AT THE EARLIEST
POSSIBLE DATE, CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY
REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION
SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDI-
NANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL,
AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, AND HAVING
REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED
FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE
AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE AND PUBLICATION, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO
ORDAINED, THIS THE � %!L DAY OF JANUARY, 1971•
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CITY SECR T M OR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROV D: 7� X71
C Y ATTORNEY•
Corpus Christi, Texas
7tet�aay of 19,7/
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing
ordinance, a public emergency and imperative necessity exist for the suspen-
sion of the Charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall
be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or
resolution shall be read at three meetings of the City Council; I, therefore,
request that you suspend said Charter rule or requirement and pass this ordi-
nance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the
City Council.
Respectfully,
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Jack R. Blackmon
Gabe Lozano, , Sr.
V. A. "Dick" Bradley, Jr.
Eduardo E. de Ases
Ken McDaniel
W. J. "Wrangler" Roberts
Ronnie Sizemore
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Jack R. Blackmon
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
IL V. A. "Dick" Bradley, Jr.
Eduardo E. de Ases
Ken McDaniel
W. J. "Wrangler" Roberts
Ronnie Sizemore